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Down on the corner of Second and Townsend, Paragon has been on the sale block for some time now (see update below), and today word comes that an unlikely party is in the hunt: the police union. Or, as the Examiner puts it, “the powerful police union.” Apparently, the po-lice are looking for a new meetingplace, and despite the law that says officers can’t own bars or restaurants in the same county they work in, the union technically can own a liquor license:

…when it comes to a union holding a liquor license, the rules are completely changed. Clubs and fraternities are allowed to own licenses, and peace-officer associations are specifically included in those groups.

Paragon, currently on the April-September gravy train that is baseball season, opened back in 2000. First Bacar, now Paragon — it looks like SoMa’s dot-com restaurants that couldn’t keep up with the times are finally popping.

Update: Paragon sends word that the building itself is for sale, not the restaurant. In fact, they have 12 new craft beers on tap and don’t plan on going anywhere.